The March and March Movement says its alliance with Insizwa Nobunsizwa remains intact despite what it describes as coordinated efforts to undermine the organisation.
In a statement released on Wednesday following a meeting held in Durban on 14 July, the movement said the meeting formed part of efforts aimed at “strengthening relations with its allies, consolidating and creating building blocks towards the eradication of irregular migration and lawlessness in the country.”
The movement said the parties also reflected on the events leading up to and after the 30 June 2026 anti-illegal immigration campaign, noting “the ongoing discontent, confusion and outcry occasioned by a series of events in the build up to the 30th of June 2026 and post the 30th of June 2026.”
It alleged that “certain individuals, organisations, business people, and politicians have been working tirelessly in an attempt to destroy the Movement and its leaders,” adding that “the use of money (patronage) in a quest to derail the cause and the struggle… is not going to succeed.”
The movement further claimed there had been “relentless and concerted efforts by some political parties and role players in and outside Government” to destabilise it, including “attempts to arrest our leaders” and “attempts to kill them.”
It also rejected allegations that it is linked to a political party or funded by Israel, describing these as “a narrative driven by ideologically bankrupt individuals who suffer from the main character syndrome.”
Warning those it accuses of orchestrating the campaign against it, the movement said: “You are committing a wasteful expenditure, this Movement is not going anywhere.” It added that it would “at an appropriate time release the names of all those who have been part of the plot.”
The organisation called on its supporters to remain calm, saying, “We call upon our members to exercise restraint,” while maintaining that attempts to divide the movement “have not yielded the intended outcome.”
The movement also confirmed it will continue working with Insizwa Nobunsizwa, led by Phakela-Umthakathi Ndabandaba, and the Labour and Civic Organisation (LACO), led by Mlungisi Zondi, also known as “Mancinza.”
It concluded by saying that once its consultative process is complete, it will brief the nation on “the structural changes that it intends on making, designed to harmonise and repurpose the Movement to meet its long-term objectives.”
The statement was issued on behalf of the March and March Movement by national spokesperson Sandile Dube.
